Specs: 89 XJ, 4.0, AX15, Np242, Dana 35
The springs have almost 400,000 KM's on them. They were the optional HD springs from the factory. Brand new poly motor & OEM tranny mounts. New U-joints.
Here are my symptoms: when accelerating or letting off the throttle, the jeep 'hops' until it catches up with itself. Basically its like having hydraulics. If I quickly get on the gas and let go, I get TERRIBLE clunking and hopping and feel like something underneath is going to explode. By hopping I mean the body of the jeep - the tires don't break traction.
It's very unsmoothe.. I can't really describe it better than that. You know how most manual transmission equipped vehicles feel more rigid and are clunkier when getting on/off the gas? Mine feels like that but magnified 10 fold. It just seems excessive and I have to be really careful when getting on or off the gas, otherwise it can be really uncomfortable.
Could it be excess play in the axle? Or maybe axle wrap from the old springs?
The springs have almost 400,000 KM's on them. They were the optional HD springs from the factory. Brand new poly motor & OEM tranny mounts. New U-joints.
Here are my symptoms: when accelerating or letting off the throttle, the jeep 'hops' until it catches up with itself. Basically its like having hydraulics. If I quickly get on the gas and let go, I get TERRIBLE clunking and hopping and feel like something underneath is going to explode. By hopping I mean the body of the jeep - the tires don't break traction.
It's very unsmoothe.. I can't really describe it better than that. You know how most manual transmission equipped vehicles feel more rigid and are clunkier when getting on/off the gas? Mine feels like that but magnified 10 fold. It just seems excessive and I have to be really careful when getting on or off the gas, otherwise it can be really uncomfortable.
Could it be excess play in the axle? Or maybe axle wrap from the old springs?